IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing an extension to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office's Innovative Prosecution for the Combating Violent Crimes grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, at no cost to the County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21431, October 16, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 5466, dated November 30, 2020, the County accepted funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, awarded pursuant to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office's Innovative Prosecution for Combating Violent Crimes grant, to be used to operationalize a Crime Strategies Unit which will address gun violence in Kansas City, MO; and,
WHEREAS, this grant allocated $340,000.00 to the County for a full-time crime analyst, training, software, computer equipment, office supplies, and contractual services for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney now recommends an extension to this grant at no cost to the County to allow for the full expenditure of grant funds; and,
WHEREAS, this extension will provide for continued funding for the Crime Strategies Unit through September 30, 2024, at no cost to the County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Prosecuting Attorney's Office's Innovative Prosecution for Combating Violent Crimes grant be extended through September 30, 2024, as recommended by the Prosecuting Attorney, at no cost to the County; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Prosecuting Attorney and all other County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to give effect to the intent of this Resolution.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certif...
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